Yeon Hong-cha Declares a Diet, but Is Shaken by a Chicken Collab… Also Reveals Past Extreme Weight Loss

She mentioned that she had gained weight from regularly eating Spam and instant rice, and expressed her ambition to become underweight now.

She also voiced concern that if she ordered chicken, she might get male character merchandise.

She argued that eating three pieces a day would be no big problem, and that focusing on protein instead of carbs would still allow her to lose weight.

Yeon Hong-cha confessed to the past when, as an elementary school student, she suffered severe stress from obesity. Out of extreme embarrassment, she declared she would stop eating, and said that she actually went without food for half a year and lost 20kg. This experience made her resolve to diet even more firmly.

Though she stressed it was a joke, viewers already showed interest in whether she would follow through and reacted positively.

She showed willingness to carry out the pledge through an exchange with the staff lead, cosplaying each other. This even-trade approach seems likely to add a new layer of fun to the broadcast.

For April Fools' content, Yeon Hong-cha mentioned a plan to mix in lines like 'Sometimes I like men' and 'Actually, the staff lead was a man' to gauge viewers' reactions. This appears intended to surprise viewers and generate fun, and she suggested editing could amplify the effect.

This explanation addressed viewers' curiosity about who runs the channel and when broadcasting began.

Yeon Hong-cha shared her exercise routine, saying she works out for an hour every day. She stressed her diligence by mentioning that she finished an hour of exercise and a shower before starting the broadcast. However, she admitted that food control, such as with the chicken collab, is difficult, and drew laughs by bringing up the saying 'diet starts tomorrow.'

Yeon Hong-cha talked about a rule where the staff lead gives a ban when a joke falls flat. She judged this format fun, comparing it to the judgment stage on variety shows where the floor opens and contestants are eliminated. At the same time, some viewers complained that it was an abuse of the staff lead's power, but Yeon Hong-cha argued that such rules add fun to the broadcast.

Yeon Hong-cha said she used to have a near-vegetarian diet and did not particularly enjoy meat. However, after living with the staff lead, her taste was completely remade, and she now prefers a meat-centered diet. This looks like a common case of eating habits growing alike among people who live together.

Yeon Hong-cha expressed surprise that gukbap, which once cost around 4,000 won, has soared to 12,000 won. She said gukbap has become so expensive that she can no longer force herself to eat it, and that the prices of pork cutlet set meals and single hamburgers have also risen sharply.

She expressed surprise that it has nearly held its prices while everywhere else has gotten more expensive. She added that the restaurant is so popular, thanks to its price competitiveness and taste, that visiting without a reservation is impossible.

She said she now realizes that the notion of Japan being cheap and Korea being expensive exists at the same time, expressing a sense of the overall rise in Korean prices.

She said the price of spicy beef soup instant noodles has also risen greatly, and that she feels prices have gone up to a degree that cannot be compared with before. This price increase is clearly visible even in convenience store ready-to-eat foods.

Yeon Hong-cha complained that while watching the anime 'Sanma,' the artwork quality varied so much from episode to episode that it was hard to focus. Watching with the staff lead, she voiced dissatisfaction, asking why the art looked like that, and said the drop in quality even in important scenes disrupted her immersion. She added that for the good scenes she even considered rewatching them in the manga.

She explained that her sudden claim of ownership caused the others to read the room, and shared the unusual episode from VR.

She expressed amazement that he went undetected for a week, and said she first thought he was an assertive female user. However, she explained he was eventually caught as a man because of a change in his voice tone, mentioning the effort he had put into passing as a real user.

Yeon Hong-cha divided VRChat users into two groups. One group enjoys VR lightly and then quits, while the other group dives deeply into the VR world, escaping reality and becoming fully immersed, which she described as dangerous. She pointed out that in the latter case, people can become over-immersed in VR more than in reality and truly become 'that,' stressing the dual nature of using VRChat.

Yeon Hong-cha expressed bewilderment that chicken, which cost around 15,000 won when she was in Korea, has climbed to 26,000 won. She voiced complaints about the price increase and mentioned all-you-can-eat tuna as a substitute for the now-pricey chicken. This was an example of how rising prices affect consumption patterns.

Yeon Hong-cha announced that her home internet connection dropped during the broadcast. She confirmed that the internet was currently down and announced that she might need to end the broadcast for now and restart it later. She added that she would share updates on the restart and progress via Twitter and Discord.